Washboard.



UNITED STATES PATENT onnron.

JAMES TaSARGEI TT, F IV IER-CHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

WASHBOARD.

To all whom it may concern ing the soap immediately above the rubbing surface so that the cake is subjected to melting and washing away by water splashed up during the use of the board, as well as to superficial softening ,whe'n dipped in water prior to being rubbed on the clothes.

in order to prevent the softening due to resting in the water. held by the soap receptacle provision has been made for the'escape of Water draining oil from the soap and splashed in the soap box during the rubbmg. In some constructions the .water escapes through a slit to'the rear side of the board, "and in other. forms, the water flows from the soap support down onto the rub?? hing face. But it is characteristic of both 'forms .that no provision is made for the escape of water from under the cake while resting on its support. And it is also characteristic of former constructions where the discharge is to the front of the rubbing face, that the" drainage is distributed all along the upper end of the rubbing face.

v As the rubbing is principally up anddown the middle of the rubbing. face, the drainage which carries considerable quantities of soap, running down adjacent to the lateral edges of the rubbing face, is not utilized.

The invention describedherein has for its object a construction of the ledge or supporton whichthe under edge of the soap rests, that thesupporting area is reduced to a minimum, so that water will escape from the under edge. of the'cake thus preventing the softenmg and deliquescing of the under surface of the cake.

It is a further object of the invention to provide for the discharge of the drainage at a point above the portion of the rubbing surface wherethe principal rubbing is ef-. fected. j I

The invention is hereinafter morefully described and claimed. i

' In the accompanying ,drawings .'forming Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented se t. 7, 1915.

Application filed August 12, 1914. Serial No. 856,378

a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a form of washboard embodying my improvement; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionon a plane indicated by the line spectively' by the IS -IV Fig; 1;,Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a washboard having applied thereto a different embodiment of my improvement, and Fig. 6 is avertical section of the same.

II-II ig. 1;. Figs. 3 and 4 are -vertical sections 'on planes indicated re lines IIIIII and In the practice of my invention the washboard asregardsits' rubbing, face 1, *sidebars 2, cross-bars 3 and head 4, may be con structed in the usual or any suitable manner.

Inthe construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4,

the brand board 5 is formed of sheet metal and has its side and top edges supported a in saw kerfs, 1n the side-bars 2 and head piece 4. The lower portion of the metal sheet is bent to form a ledge 6 projecting to the plane of the front-face of the crossbar 3. .The shell is again bent so that the portion below the ledge will extend down in frontof the cross-bar as shown in Fig. 4,. and the lower edge of this curtain portion 7" is bent rearwardly to form a flange 8, which projects in under 'a shoulder OILclihG crossbar and is held in place bythe upper edge of the back-board 9 andcross-bars 3.

By reference to Figs. 1, 3 and 4 it will be, seen that the upper surface of the ledge 6 inclines downwardly from its ends and preferably connects at their loivcst points with a common spout l0.-W ich extends downwardly from the rear edge of the ledge to a point above the middle of the rubbing face. By reason of this construction all water falling onto the ledge will flow .toward this spout and then down into the rubbing surface. It is preferred that they ledge shouldbe provided with a gutter a so that drainage may'fiow under the cake toward the-spout. While this gutter may be formed in any suitable manner, it, is con veniently formed in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4, by giving the ledge an upward inclination from itsrear side, so that when a cake rests on the higher front edge I) of the ledge or supporting part or'member and its rear side against the back support, which in this'caseis the brand board, there will be a clear passage or gutter underneath the cake to the spout.

It is preferred that the rear support for the cake as'forexample the brand board 5,

may escape freely between the cake and the rear support. It is characteristic of, my improvement that the um r and back su orts, of the" soap as the front edge 7) of the ledge and the tops of the ribs ll-are of very small will drain rapidly away.

areas compared with the areas of the edge and side of the cake, and therefore Water It will be understood that my ments which pertain to the parts serving 'to'support the soap are not dependent upon convenient manner board; As for example in F igs. 5 and 6' the under support 6 for the soap is carriedfby'f a metal "sheet 12 wholly independcnt of the brand'board 13. The under support for the cakecan be arranged and held in any above the rubbing surface; I I i r I claim herein as my invention:

1.- A washboard having a soap support with its upper or'supporting surface inolined transversely of the rubbing surface for'conducting away water draining from being inclined transversely of the rubbing the soap in combination with means for directing such drainage onto the rubbing surface in use. 1 f

2. A washboard having in combination therewith a soap support provided with a gutter permitting the flow of Water from below the cake resting on such support down onto'the rubbing face in use, said gutter face, and means for directing water from the gutter onto the rubbing face.

3. A washboard having in combination therewith a support for thesoap having portions of its upper surface upwardly and outwardly inclined toward its ends whereby improvewater may bedirected from the sides of the board toward -thefinedian lineof .andonto the rubbing face in use.

. 4. A washboard having in combinati{ lv therewith a soap support having portions of 3 its ppe Surface inclinedupwardly butm:

above the middle portion of the rubbingopposite dii'ections from a common point face in use, whereby the drainage is delivsurface.

therewith a soap support having portions of inclinedfrom a common point-and; provided with a spout arranged at the intersection of ftheinolined surfaces for the reception of ered to the middlepo'rtion of the rubbing L its upper surface'upwardlyand oppositely I any particular form, construction or arrangement of adjacentiparts of the Wash- 'w'ater' flowing down such surfaces and adapted to discharge such water onto the.

rubbing face in use.

6. A washboard having in combination therewith under and rear supports for the soap constructed to permit the flow of waterbetween the side and edges of the cake and such supporting parts, the under support being inclined transversely of the rubbing face and provided with a spout forrdirecting the water onto the rubbing face in use.

. A washboard. having in combination therewith a. soap support inclined trans- Y versely of the rubbing face and provided with a spout arranged above and in approximate alinement with the median line of the rubbing surface whereby the soapy water draining from the soap is discharged where the greatest amount of rubbing is'efi'ected.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. v l

" JAMES T. SARGENT.

Witnesses ARTHUR E. CRAIG, Tnos. B. JoYoE.

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